Air travel continue to be severely disrupted in the United States, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive spike in Covid-19 infections
Air travel has continued to be severely disrupted in the United States, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive spike in Covid-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.
The United States has 2,723 cancelled flights, more than half of the 4,698 cancelled worldwide, till around 11:00 pm on Sunday, according to tracking website FlightAware. In addition, 5,993 domestic flights were delayed on Saturday, out of a total of 11.043 worldwide for the day. The worst affected US airline was SkyWest, which had to cancel 23 percent of its flight schedule, according to the site.Chicago airports hard-hit
In the United States, airports in Chicago were particularly hard-hit because of bad weather, with a snowstorm expected in the area on Saturday afternoon and into the night.Many pilots, flight attendants and other staff are absent from work after contracting Covid-19, or because they are quarantining after coming in contact with someone who has the infection.
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